P.O. Box 208 512 Main Street Colfax, LA 71417

Phone: 318-627-3274 Fax: 318-627-2842

Our PhilosophyThe Grant Parish School Board believes that all students are entitled to an educational program which will promote optimaldevelopment in keeping with their capacities. This implies an awareness of individual differences in students and alsodiversified programs which will provide opportunity for eachchild to achieve to his potential - mentally, socially and spiritually.We believe that effort should be directed to the end that each individual will become an effective member of our Americandemocratic society. We believe that all students have individual needs.The goal of the Grant Parish School Board shall be to provideservices to students whose educational needs require modifications of instructional media to meet those needs. While the basic goal of theprogram is remediating the educational problems of exceptionalstudents, the development of a positive self-image is central to alltherapy. Finally, Grant Parish School Board subscribes to theCode of Ethics of the Special Education Profession adopted by theCouncil of Exceptional Children (CEC) at the CEC's 61st AnnualConvention in April 1983.Special Education StaffCentral Office StaffSharil May, SupervisorJami Deen, Administrative Assistant Rebecca Fletcher, Student Services CoordinatorDavid Smith, Assistive Technology Coordinator